Job Description

Sanctuary provide in-house repairs and maintenance services for an extensive portfolio of properties across Sanctuary organisations. As part of a not-for-profit organisation, we aim to achieve outstanding results for our customers based on our values - working in an open and transparent way, creating strong partnerships with our customers and providing a first-class customer service.

Senior Asset Surveyor

Based at Phoenix House, Basildon – covering Southeast of England, Kent and East Sussex

£52,991- £55,780 per year plus Company Car or Car Allowance

40 hours per week – Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 17:00pm

We have an opportunity for a Senior Asset Surveyor to join our team based in Essex covering the Southeast of England, Kent and East Sussex Area. The role will involve managing a team of Asset Surveyors, monitoring works progress and post inspections as well as liaising with external contractors.

The role of Senior Asset Surveyor will include:

• Managing contractors in accordance with their contractual terms, making recommendations for improvements and implementing actions
• Supporting the delivery of a cost effective maintenance service by operating within appropriate financial policies, procedures and budgets
• Producing appropriate reports relating to surveying and contractor performance and cost on specific maintenance issues to enable them to be addressed and resolved
• Ensuring that health and safety and healthy working conditions are promoted within their area of responsibility
• Attending monthly performance reviews with the contractors, checking of invoicing and ensuring that payments are made in line with contractual obligations
• Managing the recruitment, performance and development of quality staff to ensure that skilled staff are available to meet business needs
• Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Managing the operational delivery of a cost effective voids and medical adaptations service by operating within appropriate financial policies, procedures and agreed budgets

Skills and experiences:

• To ensure full compliance with health and safety legislation, candidates applying for this role must be Degree, HND or HNC in Surveying qualified. As part of the interview process, candidates will be required to bring with them the original certification verifying proof of their qualifications. Copies and CSCS cards will not be accepted
• Proven experience of undertaking a similar role within a building and surveying environment with a good working knowledge of building regulations, legislation and current practice
• A Strong understanding of repairs processes
• Proven experience in working with others to deliver property related works, including indirect reports and third party suppliers
• Working knowledge of legislations and best practice
• Ability to extract and interpret computerised information and documentation
• Proficient user of Microsoft packages
• This role will involve driving on company business. In order to drive a company vehicle, drivers must hold a full valid UK driving licence

About us

We provide in-house repairs and maintenance for a wide range of properties, as part of a not-for-profit organisation. We foster a diverse and inclusive culture. Our customers are at the heart of all we do, and colleagues help make a real difference to people’s lives.

Our Benefits

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package. The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental and financial health and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

• 25 days annual leave (rising to a maximum of 30 days) plus public holidays

• A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
• Life Assurance
• Employee Advice Service including counselling
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Voluntary health plans
• Employee discounts
• Wellbeing support and tools
• Employee recognition scheme
• Staff Networks, with a shared interest in inclusion, and who provide invaluable support to colleagues
• Effective 1st April £46,475 with an additional policy allowance of £6,515 per annum (rising to £48,921 with an additional policy allowance of £6,858 per annum after 12 months, subject to satisfactory performance)

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Closing Date:5 April 2026

If you're unsure about any details, have questions about the role or want to discuss a need for adjustments, our fantastic talent team will be happy to help you – propertyservices.rec@sanctuary.co.uk

We reserve the right depending on application numbers to close or extend the closing dates for positions; we would therefore recommend an early application.

View more detail about what it’s like to work for our organisation, and what we offer on our Sanctuary careers pages at - http://www.sanctuary.co.uk/join-our-team

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent unlawful working.

A basic Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.

Sanctuary Maintenance Contractors Limited is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.